Much appreciated, opinionated!

I for one, am passing this one on.

Hi Foxy,

Thankyou for the welcome back.

When I first read the article I knew I just had to share it with others.

I was trying to get a copy of the full text in English for people to read...

This is the link with Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri I think speaking in Urdu but the words on the page are in English

http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/9959/Historical-Launching-of-Fatwa-Against-Terrerism-leading-Islamic-authority-launches-fatwa-against-terrorism-and-denounces-suicide-bombers-as-disbelievers-Anti-terror-Fatwa-launched.htm

I think this link is to the actual FATWA but I'm sorry again it is in Urdu

The heading of the page reads

Fatwa: Terrorism & suicide attacks ‘un-Islamic’

http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/9396/Fatwa:-Terrorism-&-suicide-attacks-%E2%80%98un-Islamic%E2%80%99.html

I think you can get a free copy of the document here but you have to join first.

http://www.minhajbooks.com/english/bookid/376/Fatwa:-Suicide-Bombing-and-Terrorism-by-Shaykh-ul-Islam-Dr-Muhammad-Tahir-ul-Qadri.html

And on this page you get a breakdown of the chapters

http://www.minhajbooks.com/english/control/btext/cid/8/bid/376/btid/1983/read/txt/Detailed%20Contents:%20Suicide%20Bombing%20and%20Terrorism-Fatwa:%20Suicide%20Bombing%20and%20Terrorism.html

I hope this assists people.

Dear Opinionated2,

Thank You for the links.

And as I said in my earlier post -
we can only hope that it will achieve
some good.

Part of the problem is of course that
the fundamentalists view Western interference
in the Middle East as a threat. It gives them
the excuse to gather recruits for their "cause."
How do we solve that problem?
Stay out of their affairs?

OP2, those other links - even better!

I hope he gets a Peace prize, not a bullet.

The fact that this story has been given relatively little press in the 'west' is sad, but unsurprising.

Doesn't a FATWA mean a death sentence to the accused. Unfortunately you do not solve violence by promoting violence. This is old world justice an eye for an eye etc. Those who feel injustice are often the accused and it is they that will take their sense of injustice to those condemning them. Also the Kora'n teaches it is valid to deceive an unbeliever you want to win to Islam, this also is old world morality.

Why now?
Why specifically this person?
I have long since come to grips with 90% of Muslims and Christians that they are both human and Humane.
As of the rest? There are *always* the extremists regardless.
I repeat the established religions are not the problem, certain minority of *people* are. The key question is Why? followed by, What should we do about it.?